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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1996
Kharagpur Town
Winner — 1996
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· INC
INC 42.1%CPM 26.2%8 others 31.7%
Votes
39,983
42.1% share
Winning margin
15,124
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,42,076
Kharagpur Town is a safe seat — GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 39,983 | 42.1% |
| 2 | KALIDAS NAYAK | Left Front | 24,859 | 26.2% |
| 3 | SATYADEO SHARMA | IND | 12,554 | 13.2% |
| 4 | GOUTAM CHOWBEY | IND | 10,428 | 11.0% |
| 5 | PRADIP KR. PATNAIK | BJP | 5,934 | 6.3% |
| 6 | MD. HANIF | 396 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | SUBHRENDU MUKHERJEE | 292 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | NAGRADAN | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DIBYENDU DUTTA | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 10 | BISWAJIT SENGUPTA | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (270th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.2% · max 23.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
270th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%CPM 26.2%IND 13.2%IND 11.0%BJP 6.3%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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